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re: Traveling abroad - do they hate us
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:00 pm to Mo Jeaux
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:00 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I really wonder how some of you behave overseas (or anywhere for that matter). Never had a bad experience with the Dutch other than some homeless a-hole
I worked with the Dutch for over 25 years. They are arrogant AF.
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Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:05 pm to Gordon Hayward
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Attempted Italian but my accent gives gay country singer so it doesn’t flow well
1st step is always the hardest. Good on you for admitting it.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:09 pm to TigerBait1971
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I worked with the Dutch for over 25 years. They are arrogant AF.
Ok, but does that translate to rude interactions to tourists overseas? I mean, Americans are arrogant too.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:11 pm to Mo Jeaux
I was never a tourist in the Netherlands, only was there on business so I concede that point.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:13 pm to Mo Jeaux
Wife is in Iceland on a school tour with youngest boy. She says tour guide has spent two days sniping the US. I told her to remind her tomorrow who is the customer. Tell us about glaciers and shite, keep politics out of it please.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:13 pm to UFFan
It's Italian but it became popularized as a main dish here. If you went into any restaurant in Italy outside of Naples in the 50s and 60s and ordered a pizza they would look at you like you ordered a bologna sandwich or a grilled cheese.
It's also kind of weird that people talk about modern Italian food as "Old World" and handed down by centuries of grandmas, etc. Pasta and tomato sauce really wasn't a thing there until the 1800s. They had a Mediterranean diet with lots of seafood, dates, olives, etc. Hell, before the Columbian Exchange nobody outside of a few remote villages in South America had ever even seen a tomato, potato or several other food items. Eating was highly localized for most of human civilization.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:37 pm to AUFANATL
The tomato becomes less prevalent the further north you go in Italy. Tuscany is about wild boar ragu which is delicious. The Piedmonte region is all about the white truffle and risotto. The Dolomites are a blend of Italian and Germanic foods. It’s an extremely diverse food culture.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:42 pm to Z Cavaricci
quote:I hate to break it to you, but American Italian is better than Italy Italian.
I would kill to have an opportunity to try the real deal spaghetti and meatballs in Italy. Not that quick shite they cook in this part of the world. Maybe one day.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:46 pm to Gordon Hayward
What you should have done OP is shout USA USA USA USA over and over again until they gave service.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:49 pm to Gordon Hayward
Nary a problem when I've entered Oklahoma or Louisiana-Mississippi was different - Alabama was fine
Posted on 5/31/25 at 7:49 pm to CarRamrod
That’s either sarcasm or you don’t know what the frick you’re talking about.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 8:00 pm to Gordon Hayward
Italy gonna It. They DGAF about anything so that was probably part of your problem.
And nobody hates us as much as coastal elites.
And nobody hates us as much as coastal elites.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 8:23 pm to Gordon Hayward
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I know I don’t speak Italian, but I’m very polite. Everyone kind of seems disinterested when we speak to them at all. Just getting weird vibes the first day.
That just Europe in general. It used to piss me off but my wife (no pics) explained they think differently over there. I reset my brain when I visit now and I'm fine.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:27 pm to Mo Jeaux
I’d rather not…but didn’t realize you were along for the ride during our times in Europe. Wow!
Posted on 5/31/25 at 11:47 pm to Gordon Hayward
Just came back from Montreal. Answer is yes. All Bourbon removed from the shelves. They hate us.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 11:50 pm to Gordon Hayward
They know most of this country hates what’s going on so they really aren’t so bad unless you’re walking around with a MAGA hat, in which case you deserve whatever happens to you.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 11:50 pm to Gordon Hayward
Not sure about now, but in the last 7 years Turks, Curacao, Prague, Iceland, Cambodia X2, Costa Rica and Thailand most speak some English and have treated me well. I am more focused on the US travels in the last year.
This post was edited on 6/1/25 at 12:07 am
Posted on 6/1/25 at 12:36 am to Gordon Hayward
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This post was edited on 6/29/25 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 6/1/25 at 12:34 pm to Mo Jeaux
I bring packs of Louisiana or Crystal hot sauce with me every time i travel. I need spice on my food.
French food didn't need seasoning really. The Dutch food i had to drench in the sauce. I also carry Magic redfish seasoning.
French food didn't need seasoning really. The Dutch food i had to drench in the sauce. I also carry Magic redfish seasoning.
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